# Team 8707: The Newark Circuit Breakers

Newark, New Jersey, USA. Rookie year 2022. District FMA.

## Who backs them

- School: Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology
- Sponsors: Argosy Foundation, Panasonic
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc8707

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **6.47**, rank 3543 of 3708 (4.5th percentile)
- Record: 14-12-0 over 26 matches (54% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 2.5, teleop 4.0, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 12%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FMA District Warren Hills Event | 2026njwas | 1 | 14 | 6-6-0 | 22 |  | 4.9 | 13 |  |
| FMA District Mount Olive Event | 2026njfla | 4 | 8 | 8-4-0 | 28 | 5 | 6.5 | 28 |  |

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 5, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 2 | 2022 |
| Winner | 1 | 2025 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2022 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2022 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FMA District Mount Olive Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FMA District Warren Hills Event |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FMA District Warren Hills Event | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | FMA District Robbinsville Event |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FMA District Warren Hills Event |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FMA District Allentown Event | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FMA District Warren Hills Event |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FMA District Robbinsville Event |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FMA District Bensalem Event |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 6.5 | 3543 / 3708 | 4.5 | 14-12-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13.4 | 3186 / 3687 | 13.6 | 9-16-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 3459 / 3475 | 0.5 | 4-20-1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 11.2 | 3078 / 3284 | 6.3 | 8-16-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 2551 / 3053 | 16.4 | 8-15-1 | 3 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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